Big V

Big V
Big V logo
Sport Basketball
Founded 1987
No. of teams SCM: 12
SCW: 10
Country Australia
Most recent
champion(s)		 SCM: Ringwood Hawks (5th title)
SCW: Sunbury Jets (2nd title)
Most titles SCM: Ringwood Hawks (5 titles)
SCW: Hume City Broncos (6 titles)
Official website BigV.com.au

The Big V is a semi-professional basketball league in Victoria, Australia. The league comprises 12 competitions, with its two main ones being the men's (SCM) and women's (SCW) State Championship divisions. Below the SCM and SCW is: Division One Men (D1M), Division One Women (D1W), Division Two Men (D2M), and Division Two Women (D1W). The remaining six competitions are youth divisions, with those being: Victorian Youth Championship Men (VYCM), Victorian Youth Championship Women (VYCW), Youth League One Men (YL1M), Youth League One Women (YL1W), Youth League Two Men (YL2M), and Youth League Two Women (YL2W).

History

In 1987, a competition called the Victorian Women's Conference was introduced for women's teams from Country Victorian basketball associations. The competition was the brain child of Bruce McDonald from Swan Hill. It quickly grew to include many metropolitan teams, and in 1989, a men's division was introduced and the competition was renamed the Country Victorian Invitation Basketball League (CVIBL). In 1991, control of the CVIBL was shifted from the Basketball Victoria Country Council in order for it to be run by a separate body.[1] The men's and women's competitions were run independently until 2000.

In 2000, the Australian Basketball Association (ABA) introduced the Big V Conference. It became the ABA's fifth conference, joining the South, East, North and Central conferences. As a result, the Big V became Victoria's premier basketball competition for men and women, surpassing the CVIBL (now known as the Victorian Basketball League). In 2004, the member clubs of the league voted to re-brand the entire league structure as Big V going forward, thus dropping the name of Victorian Basketball League for the lower divisions. The ABA ceased operations following the 2008 season, resulting in the Big V becoming independent.

Current teams

SCM

SCW

  • Bulleen Boomers
  • Eltham Wildcats
  • Hume City Broncos
  • Keilor Thunder
  • Knox Raiders
  • McKinnon Cougars
  • Ringwood Hawks
  • Southern Peninsula Sharks
  • Sunbury Jets
  • Waverley Falcons

List of Champions

Big V
YearSCMSCWD1M[lower-alpha 1]D2M[lower-alpha 2]D1W[lower-alpha 3]D2W[lower-alpha 4]
1987Eltham
1988CoburgKilsyth
1989Swan HillBroadmeadowsEltham
1990MilduraElthamWarrnambool
1991HorshamBendigoMoe
1992WerribeeBendigoBendigo
1993WerribeeHeyfieldKorumburra
1994SheppartonWaverleyBroadmeadows
1995WerribeeBallaratBroadmeadows/Keilor
1996WerribeeBallaratKeilor/Broadmeadows
1997WarrnamboolWhittleseaBallaratAlbury
1998WarrnamboolFrankstonBallaratEltham
1999RingwoodSunburyBallaratBulleen
2000Shepparton GatorsBallarat Lady MinersKnoxHorshamKilsythMildura
2001Shepparton GatorsBallarat Lady MinersGeelongHorshamNunawadingTraralgon
2002Sandringham SabresBallarat Lady MinersNunawadingHorshamKilsythMildura
2003Shepparton GatorsMelbourne TigersWerribeeHorshamSheppartonLa Trobe University
2004Hume City BroncosMelbourne TigersMelbourne UniversityKeilorNunawadingEltham
2005Sandringham SabresEltham WildcatsSouthern PeninsulaMonash UniversityWarrnamboolDiamond Valley
2006Dandenong RangersSandringham SabresSherbrookeWarragulWarrnamboolCraigieburn
2007Dandenong RangersHume City BroncosHawthornCoburgWarrnamboolLatrobe City
2008Melbourne TigersHume City BroncosSunburyLa Trobe UniversityDiamond ValleyCraigieburn
2009Melbourne TigersHume City BroncosSunburyMelbourne UniversityWerribeeWhittlesea
2010Waverley FalconsGeelong Lady CatsMelbourne UniversityChelseaAltonaChelsea
2011Waverley FalconsEltham WildcatsGeelongBlackburnWarrnamboolKeilor
2012Ringwood HawksEltham WildcatsMilduraCragieburnWarrnamboolCoburg
2013Corio Bay StingraysHume City BroncosWhittleseaMeltonWarrandyteKeilor
2014Ringwood HawksHume City BroncosLa Trobe CitySheppartonGeelongWestern Port
2015Corio Bay StingraysRingwood HawksMeltonKeysboroughWhittleseaChelsea
2016Ringwood HawksHume City BroncosWarrnamboolWestern PortSunburyCasey
2017Ringwood HawksSunbury JetsKeilorChelseaCollingwoodWarrnambool
2018Ringwood HawksSunbury JetsChelseaCoburgWarrnamboolCraigieburn

Notes

  1. ↑ Country Victorian Invitational Basketball League (1989–1994); Victorian Basketball League (1995–2004)[2]
  2. ↑ Victorian Basketball League (1997–2004)[2]
  3. ↑ Victorian Women's Conference (1987–1988); Country Victorian Invitational Basketball League (1989–1997); Women's Victorian Basketball League (1998–1999); Victorian Basketball League (2000–2004)[3]
  4. ↑ Victorian Women's Conference (1988); Country Victorian Invitational Basketball League (1989–1997); Women's Victorian Basketball League (1998–1999); Victorian Basketball League (2000–2004)[3]

References

  1. ↑ Basketball Victoria Country History
  2. 1 2 Men's Champion Teams Year by Year
  3. 1 2 Women's Champion Teams Year by Year
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